Regarded by many filmmakers and critics as one of the greatest directors in cinema history, Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889--1968) achieved worldwide acclaim after the debut of his masterpiece, The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), which was named the most influential film of all time at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. In 1955 Dreyer granted... more...

From the Golden Books archives comes a classic Christmas tale by a master storyteller and one of the great Golden Books illustrators. A forest is hushed for the animals' Christmas. The elephant brings a fir tree from far away, and the animals gather silently. . . . The kangaroos decorate the tree with pinecones, and the giraffe places a star at... more...

'The book is easy to read and concise with adequate supporting documentation wherever necessary. The authors have made a comprehensive presentation that the subject unfolds itself and develops smoothly from the beginning till the end that even engineers who are new to the field can easily get a comprehensive overview of the subject. Hence, this book... more...